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2015: 70 Years UN, 60 Years Austria in the UN

The United Nations are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. Austria became a member of the United Nations on 14 December 1955, together with a group of several other States. Since then, Austria has been an active member of the United Nations and has contributed substantially to its work.

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New York, 8. July 2015

The High-Level Segment of ECOSOC

State Secretary Ms. Sonja Steßl delivered the keynote address on "From the MDGs to the SDGs- reflecting on the MDGs and transitioning the ambitious post-2015 development agenda" during the opening of the ECOSOC’s Annual Ministerial Review on July 8th 2015

(Credits: David Plakke)

St. Florianer Sängerknaben

St. Florianer Sängerknaben gave a concert at the Austrian Permanent Mission on the 30th of June 2015

Austria's UN-Ambassador Martin Sajdik appointed as new OSCE Special Representative in Ukraine

2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Priorities

Austrian Priorities as Member of the UN General Assembly.

In Focus

The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) handed over the UN DPKO Training Recognition for the Austrian Comprehensive Training Course on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts to Mr. Riecken, the DPR of the Austrian Mission to the UN.